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Chargement... Two Degrees West: A Walk Along England's Meridianpar Nicholas Crane
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What is England and who are the English? There is a line from one end of England to the other. This is the line of longitude - 2 degrees west - and it describes a cross-section through the country. The author follows this line as closely as physically possible on foot - terrain ranging from open moorland to urban back-streets. The line begins at Berwick-on-Tweed on the border with Scotland and runs south through the wilds of Northumberland and includes the Yorkshire Dales, Pennines, Birmingham suburbs, Cotswolds, Salisbury Plain, Dorset and Isle of Purbeck. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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England is a highly civilized place. In many other countries, his stroll would be either much more dangerous or much less pleasant. In Switzerland, a walk from north to south would sooner or later meet the Alps, which, given his two kilometer band constraint, would pose world-class obstacles in his path. In Austria, a (flopped) reality TV series followed the participants along a West-East path which resulted in a climbing equipment-fest by boring hikes through the empty plains. England is lucky in having no mountains or wide rivers to speak of, a dense road network and high population density. Even though Crane's encounters in the countryside often are with the sad, the old, the outcast and the losers of modernity, he always finds both company, food and shelter in proximity.
As a middle-aged white guy, Crane falls in the neat non-threatened, non-threatening spot. How would a trespassing young bearded Muslim carrying a backpack fare? The liberal right of way in England also contrasts favorably with the ubiquitous "no trespassing" signs in the US. Being a good sport is also very English. The US produces The Amazing Race, the UK this somewhat bland journey through nowhere. As a reader you expect something to happen, but it doesn't (at least, if you expect more than a warm bear in a pub). ( )